Trustee and Chair of Finance and Audit Committee

GatenbySanderson; Manchester; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment advisory is seeking a Trustee and Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee. This role requires senior-level experience in finance, audit, or risk management while ensuring compliance with charity laws and upholding high standards of accountability. The ideal candidate will be an ambassador for the organization and promote equity and diversity in all decision-making. Applications from all backgrounds are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of charity governance and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience chairing or contributing to Finance or Audit Committees.
• Willingness to learn about the financial landscape in arts, culture or charitable organisations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of Factory International’s financial health.
• Lead the Finance & Audit Committee, ensuring compliance and accountability.
• Act as an ambassador for Factory International, promoting its mission and values.

Skills

Senior-level experience in finance, audit, or risk management

Excellent judgement and communication skills

Collaborative leadership style

High ethical standards and independent thinking

Education

Recognised financial qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

About the Role

As a Trustee and Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee, you will join Factory International's Board of Trustees and lead the Finance & Audit Committee, providing strategic oversight of the organisation's financial health, risk management, and internal controls. You will work closely with fellow trustees, the Executive Team, and auditors, ensuring compliance with charity and company law, and upholding the highest standards of transparency and accountability. You will act as a key ambassador for Factory International, championing our mission and values, and promote equity, diversity and inclusion in all decision-making while upholding the Nolan Principles of public life.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of Factory International's financial health, risk management, and internal controls.
• Lead the Finance & Audit Committee, collaborating with fellow trustees, the Executive Team, and auditors.
• Ensure compliance with charity and company law and uphold transparency and accountability.
• Act as a key ambassador for Factory International, championing our mission and values internally and externally.
• Promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in all decision-making and uphold the Nolan Principles of public life.

What We're Looking For

• Senior-level experience in finance, audit, or risk management.
• A recognised financial qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent expertise.
• A solid understanding of charity governance and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience chairing or contributing to Finance or Audit Committees.
• Excellent judgement, communication skills, and a collaborative leadership style.
• High ethical standards and independent thinking, with the ability to act as a critical friend to senior staff.

Desirable

• Experience serving as a trustee or in a professional capacity within a charitable organisation.
• Understanding of or willingness to learn about the financial landscape in arts, culture or charitable organisations.

We believe in being open, inventive, equitable, determined and international. These are the values we embody through the work we do and how we do it – representing Greater Manchester and making Factory International a great place to work and contribute.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and actively encourage expressions of interest from under-represented groups. The arts should reflect the diversity of the world we live in — and so should we.

To find out more, please click on 'Learn more & Apply'.

If you would like a confidential discussion, please contact our recruitment advisers at GatenbySanderson:

Stephanie Crossland, Researcher: [e-mail]

Rebekah Herz-Bauman, Partner: [e-mail]

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Contacts

Rebekah Herz-Bauman: 07881 984 421

Recruitment Timetable

Closing date: Monday 6th October

Final Panel Interviews & 1:1 with Chair: Monday 20th October (Final interviews) Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th October (1:1 with Chair)

How to Apply

• Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.
• Detail any employment or education gaps.
• Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
• Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
• Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.

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